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BERLIN'S ALLY IHSB REFUTES
MAKING OFFER
INDEPENDENTLY
.BULLETIN.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 29-
The Austrian note asking for
armistice and peace terms was
received by cable today at the
Swedish legation for delivery
to the state department. The
text is said to be identical with
that cabled from Basel yester
day LONDON, Oct. 29. Tur
key has independently pre
sented peace proposals to trie
entente nations, according to a
report from Constantinople,
forwarded by the correspondent
at Copenhagen of the Exchange
Telegraph company. The ne
gotiations are expected to end
soon, it is added.
HUNGARY FORMED INTO
INDEPENDENT STATE
COPENHAGEN', Oct. 29 An inde
pendent and anti-dynastic state has
been formed in Hungary under the
leadership of Count Michael Karolyl,
in agreement with the Caechs and South
Slavonian, according to Vienna reports.
In a spech at Budapest, Karolyi de
clared he had presented his program
10 Emperor CharleB.who refused to ac
cept It. Karolyl thereupon put Into ef
fect his plan for an independent state.
I SSses l.y . - -r
WAfMrSfJTQN. jOct. 2. In
official clrolea today went centered on
the new peace note from Austria re
ported in press dispatches to be on its
urnv to Wnshinainn Nn official an
nouncement has yet been made, but
I was considered no answer will be
made to the lawst communication from
Germany, delivered yesterday to Presi
dent Wilson. .
Though the Austrian note, according
to the unofficial text, goes farther than
hayo any of the German peace proposals
in that it asks the president to begin
immediately negotiations foY peace and
an armistice without awaiting further
exchanges with Germany, many officials
saw Tractically no signs of the expect
ed break In the alliance of the centra!
powers.
In fact, it is believed the Vienna and
Berlin governments are working in har
mony and with a full knowledge of the
other's actions.' The belief was based
largely on the fact that the actions of
Austria thus far have not caused any
. ( visible resentment in Berlin.
The statement of the Austrian gov
ernment that It adhered to the point of
view expressed by President Wilson in
his last communication on the rights of
the peoples of the dual monarchy, and
of the Cteoho-Slovaks and Jugo-Slavs
In particulars-one of the greatest con
cessions Austria-Hungary could make -was
considered ais reflecting the chaotic
conditions in the empire.
Kmperor Charles, It was said, doubt
less realises that conditions can not
long remain as they now are, and ac
cordingly Is exerting even more strenu
ous efforts than his ally to obtain a
peace not too onerous or too humiliat
ing. In regard to this Austrian assertion,
i'. was pointed out that nothing Is said
about guaranteeing the complete Inde
pendence of those peoples It was
thought In some, quarters thai the pres
ident will demand that such guarantees
be offered before consenting to transmit
the Austrian proposal to the agiles.
No indication had been received to
day as to when the official text of the
Austrian communication might be expected.
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C. 0. P. ASSAULTS
Attempt to Make Political
Capital of Trade Clause Not
Expected to Prevent Vote of
Confidence.
BY DAVID liAWKl'.NCE,
The News Scimitar's Special Washing
ten Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29. President
Wilson Monday began a series o( proofs
to the country of what he meant in his
plea for a Democratic congress when
he referred to the obstructive tactics
of his political opponents who were
seeking to embarrass him In the man
agement of foreign affairs. The presi
dent made public a letter to Senator
Simmons, chairman of the senate fi
nance committee, who had pointed out
to him that the Republicans were sys
tematically distorting and misrepre
senting one of the most vital of the 14
peace terms. The national Republican
congressional committee gave out on
Oct. 20 last a statement saying:
"The Democratic party Is committed
to a free trade policy. In the 14 terms
In President Wilson's peace program
the third clause reads; 'The removal so
far as possible, of all economic barriers,
and the establishment of an equality of
trade conditions among all notions con
senting to the peace and associating
themselves for its maintenance.' This
is positive declaration that the treaty
of peace must guarantee declaration
that the treaty of peace must guarantee
to Germany free trade with the United
States, without any tariff safeguards
whatever to protect the American la
borer, manufacturer, farmer and busi
ness man from foreign competition in
hie home markets."
The. president punctures this atjempt
to commit him to a free trade policy hy
pointing out that every nation will al
ways be free to determine its own eco
nomic policy, whether a high or low
tariff be necessary for its existence,
and that the only thing that would be
prohibiten, would oe use ot taruts as
meal retuun as. l mis
ding asta,
Mr. WTOtm contends Ufa If
(Continued on Pag Column ft.)
ANOTHER CIRCUS TO
WINTER IN MEMPHIS
The Memphis zoo may soon have a
band of new boarders. A pair of ele
phants, two camels, numerous monkeys
and various other denliens of a r Irons
menagerie may be quartered at Over
ton park.
Memphis Is o bo the wlnctr home of
anothea circus. The first division of
Hugo Brothers' shows pulled into the
city Tuesday morning and Is now In
railway yards waiting until quarters
can be found. Three, more sections of
the circus will soon reach Memphis and
the entire aggregation, occupying 10
tailway cars and requiring 40 persons
as attendants during the winter months,
will remain here until spring again
sounds Its call to the canvas top and
the tanbark ring.
Memphis for years has been winter
home of Gentry Brothers shows and
this aggregation Is expected to put into
winter quarters within ashor time.
11. J. Williams, the Hugo shows' rep
resentative, who was at the Chamber
of Commerce Tuesday seeking Informa
tion concerning possible quarters for
the cirrus, said the exceptional railway
accommodations Into and nut of Mem
phis, as well as climatic conditions, in
duced the shows to choose the Bluff
City as their winter home.
EQUIPS SCOUTS.
O. K. Houek has completed arrange
ments whereby the Boy Scouts have ob
tained " drums and 20 bugles soon will
be forthcoming. Another drum corps
is to be organized among the Scouts and
Scout Master Crow has asked that all
Scouts interested meet at headquarters,
68 Madison avenue, at T;4o o'clock
Wednesday evening.
ON PEACE TERMS
nui
Separate Peace
U. S. ANSWER TO PEACE FEELER;
TROOPS LAND FROM EVERY VESSEL
B.: jSB RK JBnHcll wLWW JrkU m 'akmkW'
H ' UE sHvH satfyaHeaaUgg r A Won 1
AMERICAN TROOPS ARRIVING IN ENGLAND
Millions ot American troops abroad and more arriving on every transport
That'. America's answer to the oeace feelers nut out by the kaiser's pawns. Of
ficials have announced that by next July
field to drive tno uns on me giooe. u
mELL FIRE
BULLETIN.
WITH THK AMERICAN FORCES NORTHWEST OF VERDl'.V Oct
S9. (By thei AKsoetateU Press.) The artillery hoinbnrdmrnl nnd mat
chine en ii fire rem hed h great intensity (luring last night. . The fire wish
espeelMly intense in Bellleu and Ormnnt woods. . Activity died down west
of the river Meuse and there was no important action this morning.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY NORTHWEST OF VERDUN. Oct.
29. (By the Associated Press.) Activities along the center of thfc
American front heganl long before daylight this morning with a furious
bombardment. The enemy opened a heavy fire with ga abolls at 2:30
o'clock, which was changed to high explosives between 4 and ". The
American rtlllery responded. American patrpls were active In Han-
theville wood all night.
There was lntenre activity along the
entire front late yesterday. The Oer
mans have been nervously shelling the
bach areas, firing two shells where one
was dropped during the lust (wo days
In retaliation r the firing by the
American long iPnge guns upon vital
German lines of communication In the
rear, the Oermans shelled Verdun and
places In that region with a gun of
larger caliber.
The Boise de Bellu is again In the
hands of the Americans. Fierce fight
ing has confinued eas( of (lie Meuse.
WASHINGTON, Oct. . Two army
casuaKy lists made public here today
contain a total of 550 names.
The first list, of 400 names, Is divid
ed: Killed In action, 42. died from
wounds. 38; died from airplane acci
dent, four; died accident and other
causes, five; died of disease, 71: wound
ed severely, 66; wounded, degree un
determined. 112; wounded s'lghlly. 26;
missing in acUon, 34; prisoners, two.
The second list, of 150 names, is di
vided :
Killed in action. 12; died from wounds,
five; died from accident, one; died or
disease. 21; wounded severely, . 33,
wounded, degree undetermined, 33;
wounded sllghdy, 14; missing in ac
(Ion, 31.
Included In the two lists are:
TKNNK8SKH.
Hied from wounds: Privates
Jones. Columbia: Ocorge VY.
Oce
Soddy
Died of disease: Private William E.
Bleed, It. F. D. 2, Harden.
Wounded severely: Private Robert
bbockley, It. F I. 1, Morrtstown,
Wounded, degree undetermined: Pri
vate William IV Tlce, K. F. D. 2,
Lyles.
Wounded slightly: Sergeant Ivan H.
Brown, 4141 Freemont St.. Nashville;
Corporal Joseph h. Clancy, 616 Alkln
St., Knoxvllle.
Missing in action: l.leut Thomas J.
Kearney. 42! Lewis St, Memphis.
ARKANSAS.
Died from wounds: Privates James
F King. Uurdon; Pink F. Sexton, It
F. D. f, Heber Springs.
Died of disease: Privates tee K. ling
ers, Blue Mountain; Henry Stanfiekl,
B. F. D. 4. Pine Bluff
Missing In action: Private Sherman
Horn, Caddo Gap
MISSISSIPPI.
Died from wounds: Private John H.
Roberts, Bummer.
Died of diseaiie: PrlvateB Ion Ad
ams, Ivernese; Columbus Davis. Silver
City; Tom McCoy. R F P., Bolton;
Alf Thompson, Amory; Emmette Vat
den, R F. P. 3, Hernando; Howard
Hurst, 217 Cental Ave., Greenville;
(Continued on Page 2, Column 4.)
TWO MARINE CORPS
AIRMEN INTERNED
WASHINGTON. Oc(. it, Second
LOuts" Frank Nelms. of Philadelphia,
and John Frederick Glbbs. of New York,
members nf the marine corps, have beei.
interned In Holland, it was announced
by (he navy department today, having
been forced to land when the naval
bombing plane In wblch they were fly
ing develnned enelne trouble.
iCASUALTY LIST!
America will have 4,800,000 men In the
necessary.
FROM BOCHE
where the Hermans are clinging oea
perately to Hill 190, southwest of I'ra
pion. using machine guns and artillery
lavlshlv. The hill commands the en
tire district.
The Americans have extended (heir
positions in the southern end of the
Bols de Bourgogne, bettering their line
to the. east. The Belle.loyense farm Is
No MAn's Land
in repulsing .-i local attack in the
region of Hill 20(. north of Crand Pre.
the Americans look a few prisoners
and several machine guns.
Ask That Courts
Remain Closed
Until November 2
.Iiifltfi VftUng cf tlio F-rnt circuit
court TueBflnv recfelQftd n lMt'r from
the Htatft lflg.il ftdvlnory bonnl unking
him to get ull courts, dhAtiOfry, clr
r 11 it runl criminal, not to opfit on Oct
29, tlic date Mi, but to postpone open
iriK' until Nov. 2, lo further alii In
quosl iommln work. The Judge agreed
to conform with the ruling,
The. local draff hoards will lo-gln
mailing out aucKnounnires on Nov. 1
for nm bet ween tho ayes of IS ninl 21
and 36 and 4F years. Ten per rent of
the
lueHtlonnalrt'R will be mailed on
Nov. 1. It
"Mlnliid l" icirer
nf prrparing the qtie
be about 30 ner rent
that the work
ttonnalrei
greater than that between oilier ,tgrn,
and It will require the services "f ;il
the iudgep, Attorneys and rlerkf if the
court until Nov. 28 to complete t Ii e
work.
tl oxreptlon is made nf the rrim
ina I COUrtS in the matter of jail CAMi,
giving those tribunal n tight to hsn
dlf re sen wher the drfrndanli nr be
big held in tail for trial ; otherwise
they pre ai remain losed the same as
the other courts.
The ourt of t lvil appeals and the
tate supreme cOUftfl have asreer) to
close until Nov. 2", as also has the
l nited State supreme court
ARRIVED OVER THERE.
Mary r;arrett. 72," Hastings street,
has received card announcing the
safe Hrrlval overseas of her son, lien
Garrett. Company C, 114 Pioneer In
fantry, who left Memphis in Septem
ber. MEMPHIS -Fair and warmer.
Tennessee- -Fair in wesi probably
showers In east; wanner In west;
Wednesday fair.
Mississippi-Local rans: Wednesday
fair, except showers In southeast.
Arkansas Generally cloudy, colder
Wednesday
Alabama Fair and slightly warmer.
Louisiana Cloudv. probable showers
M oast.
Oklahoma-Fair, colder, frost.
Cast Texas -Fair, colder, frost in
northwest.
West Texas- Kair, colder, frost, ex
cept In southeast.
South Oarollna Fair, except prob
ably showers in mountain districts;
continued warm
Florida Fair, except probably local
,sl.iti ii north
LUDENDORFFS EXII
SPELLS COLLAPSE
Efforts to Save Hohenzollern
Military Dynasty Has Out
weighed Military Sagacity
and End Is jn Sight.
BY FRANK H. KIMONDH,
The News SrlmlUr Mlll'arv Expert.
NEW TORK. Oct. ?9 (Spl.l The
passing of Ludendorf Is something more
than were the exits of the younger
Moltkr and fab enhayn Like them, he
failed to hrliiK off (he great decision
and like tliei" he was doomed, ns all
unsuccessful generals must be do nned
by their own failures. Hut l.udeukuff
was snore than an unsuccessful rrotieiftl
he was a symbol, he was the final
hope of German militarism, and It
staked all upon him, When he lalled
the military autocracy fell. Hedan blow
mo Ihm vcsilge of the tinsel glory of
th Napoleonic tradition out or Trench
Bnaginatlon On the morrow of Began
Prance remained, but the evil N'apo.e
Chic sham was gone forever
When 1, Ollendorff undertook his great
gamble lusi spring Germany w is in thei
position of Napoleon in 181" When be
had won the Victory of March 21 1.1
dei.tWff was In the situation of the
griH! emperor after Dreelen The iuu
mem hsil come to make peace, (While
Die prefllgs f victory sti'i remain I,
but when the chance of supreme til
timpli had alreadv gone g1lttiina. the
mastery nf the world was no longer to
be won. hill the etentlon of great con
attests and assured tesiOon at home and
eliroicl was still u, challenged.
I, Ike Napoleon. I.udendorff chose to
slake all, risk all. win or lose all In
'the pursuit of world power, lie was the
incarnation of the German autocratic
-ambition to repeal the achievement of
llie Caesars and rule, not alone the
European continent, but the Asiatic
and the African Middle Europe, was
still Hie goal Rsiofltable pence, peace
neneasarv for the German einnire and
ttj jjgpusted allies of aermany was
(Continued on Page 9. Column I.)
GIST OF
WAR NEWS
(By the Associated Press.)
Allied troops maintain their progress
east ef the Piave and have taken more
than 16.000 prisoners. The Italian,
British and French seriously threaten
the Important railroad points of Cone
gllane and Oderzo and two of the three
railway lines supporting the Austro
Hungarians on the Piave front.
On the western front In France, heavy
fighting virtually Is at a standstill on
the front northward from Le Cateau te
the Dutch frontier, hut from the Oise
to east of the Meuse allied pressure
continues with gains for the French
between the Olse and the Serre.. An
Intense artillery duel Is In progress on
the American front northwest of Ver
dun, but no Infantry fighting has been
reported.
While the allies have thrown forces
across the Piave on a front of about
30 miles, the heavleit fighting has been
along a stretch of seven miles between
Consgllano and Oderio, where the Ital
ians and British hsve advanced more
than three miles, making a formidable
wedge In the Austrian positions east
of the river and between two of their
main communication Hnee. The allies
arew Ithln two miles of both Conegllano
and Oderio.
Along the Piave south of Oderio there
hae been little fighting but the allied
advance In the north would tend to
force the Austrlane to evacuate the low
lands of the lower Piave.
Apparently the allied thrusts In the
mountain lone between the Piave and
the Brenta were feints for the purpose
of attracting the attention of the ene
my from (n more formidable move
ment across the Piave. Troops and sop.
piles are being rushed to the Piave
front and It Is evidently purposed to
force the offensive te the utmost.
In addition to the British, Italian and
French troops already taking part In
the fighting, American troops are re
ported to be In reserve. The American
Infantry force Is not large, probably
two regiments er less, and not unlikely
will be brigaded with the Italians or
the British. Thef Ightlng east of the
Piave has been very heavy, the Aus
trlans struggling bitterly te prevent the
allies from enlarging their gains on the
eest bank.
East of the Olse on the French front
the army of Gen. Debeney rapidly If
encircling dulse. On the south they
are In the suburbs of the town and have
captured Qerman first line trenches
besides enemy bjprracks and a hospital.
Farther south the French are march
ing northeastward between Guise and
Marie and threaten to outflank both
paints by smashing all the way through
the Hundlng position.
Since the beginning of his advance
between the Olse and the Serre, Gen.
Oebeney has moved forward more than
five miles on a front of about 16 mllee.
Along the Serre the enemy evidently
centlnuee to withdraw toward Marie
as the French war office soys French
petrols are In contact with the Ger
mane on this sector. Eastward along
the Alsne to the Argenne French pree
sure is maintained. German guns be
an to bombard the American lines In
he Verdun region early Tuesday. The
American artillery responded. Appar
ently the Germans hoped to check any
further American efforts to continue
their sdvsnce by deluging (he Ameri
can lines with high explosives at the
hour when attacks usually are launch
ed
Field Marahal Hala raoorts only ar
tlllery and patrol activity on the front
of hit armies. In Belgium operations
are onlv of a local character
Count Michael Karolyl, Hungarian In.
rienendent leader, hae formed an in
dependent and antldynastic stats
Hungary, accoromg to reports ironi
Copenhagen. This action was taken
after Emperor Charlea had refused to
sanction It.
MAY SUCCEED QUINN.
Rumor around city hall at present Is
that F. Rrnest Miller, now confidential
man for the mayor, will be appointed
city claim agent to succeed Charles Li
Quln. recently eleded commissioner.
OF HUNS'GAMBLE
filfL
ALLIES
1
Smashing: Blow Dealt Austro-Hungarians by
British, French and Italians Vayolla
Taken by Victorious Troops.
,
WITH rHE M.L1KD FORCES ON THE PIAVU. Oct
.'v (By the Associated Press.) The last line of the Austro
liungarian resistance on the central positions along the Piave
river have been broken by the British, French anil Italaian
forces.
The Austrian, hive beep deah a smashing blow. It has
resulted in the allit-- making new advances, pushing forward
;i far as Vayo Ifa, 'hich was captured by the victorious Italian
soldiers, in spite of desperate resistance ottered
IliNNA pia London), vi. 29. A jrreat battle is raging
on .1 front of 27 miles east of the Brenta river, according to an
official statement issued from ustro-Hungarian quarters The
statement asserts that Italian attacks between the BrenU and
l'ia e svere repulsed,
There was heavj fighting throughout Monday almi ilu
Piave, (yliere, the statement adds, a British thrust as far as
Tezie and San Polo di Piave was stopped by the Austrians alter
a break ilirniipli on a front of from one and one hall tu two
miles
15,000 AUSTRIANS ARE
TAKEN CAPTIVES IN DRIVE
ITALIAN H K AJIQL' A BTBR8 N THK IMA VK, Oct. . (By Hie
AssnriHteil I'resa.) Fifteen tliouaanil piiaoners hail befrn taken by lln
laritle.lt, Italians and French up to lain yeeterilnjr in the mliance eWas
the Have, which for the third time in one year is the ace-ne Of a des
perate battle. This time, however, Hie table are turnd again! the
AiiatrimiN, who are steadily being pressed bejel from the enslern nam.
of (he river.
American soldiers are in reserve aloiiK the Plate righting one.
i'hn correspondent an American battalion (t'itK through Ita "set-tinK-up"
merriaes yenterday near theerlver
The battle now has been suing on
for five days and has been marked hy
the desperate resistance of the Aus
ttlens They have directed their ar
tillery lire against pontoon bridges
thrown across the Piave and .their
bombing airplanes also have caused
trouble for lh alllejel The allies not
only have had lo luftlle against the
swlfl HVer current, hut bImi (o contend
with the renewal of the ponloons autl
footbridges dumaged by (he Auslrlans.
Once across (he river the allies have
AMERICAN TROOPS UPON
VERGE OF TAKING PART
Washington, Oct. It American
troops are on the verge of active nai
tlclpatlOB In the greet war on the third
major front. This was the Interprets
lion given here today of news that
Americans are standing In reserve be
hind ihe Hrllisli and Italian forces now
driving across Ihe t'lave.
The news is considered significant,
not because of lh slse of the Amerl
csn contingent in Italy or the direct
effect l( itiHV have on (he battle, but
because It indicates thai Ihe Malum
drive is a definite part of the great
offensive rapidly bringing complete de
feel to ihe central powers It has add
ed meaning to officials here nlso since
Atistriii la pleading for an Immediate
armistice,
So far as nf filial announcements
show there are only two regiments of
Infantry and necessary auxiliary troops
in Ihe American force in Italy, These
units and any others whh ti may have
been sent probably will operate as a
pail of one Of Ihe Italian or Mulish
organizations when Ihe lime comes to
throw them Into the line. The same
FRENCH CLOSING IN UPON
GUISE; HUN, LINE TAKEN
PAHIS. Oct L'9. -Gen I lehenev's First
arm; continual in close In on Guise
and has captured Ihe German first line
trenches and the barracks and hospital
south of the chateau In the town of
Guise, according to the war office state
ment today ,
South of Guise the French have pass
ed beyond ihe Louvry farm They also
continue to msUe progress on the right
bank ot the Perotl river.
ARTILLERY DUELS AND
PATROL FIGHTS OCCUR
e
LONDON, Oct. 59. Artillery duels
and patrol encounters were the only
activity on the British fronl during the
night, Field Marshal llaig reports hi
his official statement today,
HAIG'S NIGHT STATEMENT
REPORTS NEW ADVANCES
-s
lipNDONi Oct, M - The British
troops, overcoming silff imposition, ad
vanced their line south of Valenciennes
according to Field Marshal (hug's re
port from headquarters last night The
other sectors were quiet
PARIS REPORTS FURTHER
GAINS TOWARD WOODS
PAHIS. rt. 2-Htill further pro'
rOM hiiH beiMi MUI hy the I'Veneh
north wphi of IuIkp. aini they have
moved forvva.nl lo ihe et of the Pe
ru n river, beyntul Purgny wood, the
in of fire announced inet Tutrht.
French aviators have been exceed! ugly
active.
BRITISH TAKE KIRKUK,
155 MILES FROM BAGDAD
LONDON, c(. it. llrillsh troops
have captured the Impoiisnl tow n of
in' KcikuU
In Turk ah Kitniistcn. tying
IIS mlies noilli of Bagdad, according
lo the war office announcement on op
erations In Me:opoiamia The town
was occupied on Fridav
LOCAL ATTACK RESULTS
IN GAINS FOR HAIG
e -
WITH THK BRITISH MIMICS IN M
FHAN'CF. Oct "5 (Ny Ihe ..,, .luted
ATTACK
he eiicnn
a
had lo overcqnie Strong Austrian ii em ii
positions and machine gun nosls
Austrian prisoners decline Itiey know
iioililiig of the political situation at
home and the efforts of .halt govern
ment to arraneje an. armlailce. the
uatf1sn minv poilofnee H laid to have
slopped Hie dellveiy of ninll some tinic
Although facing a hea.y cannonade
and strong machine gun, the allied
(Continued on Page 9, Column 1.)
practice was followed In Krnnce. where
tWo Italian divisions have been em
ployed al various times on the front
us units of a I'Veneh army corps.
The sending of American troops to
Halt wua not with the Idea of sibling
military strength, but to demonstrate
the unltv of command and ptlrpoge on
all fronts. For (hat reason the force
detached by Gen, Parahlng for ihis ex
pedition Is believed not to have ex
i ceded a brigade of Infantry, at most.
The artillery support contribute,! by
the nlhes to the Italian front Is largel)
British Some American all nulls are
In Italy and have participated In the
work at the front
The Italian aftnouncemeni today that
a lotsi of is.noo Austrian prisoners had
been captured since the drive "as
started shows definite progress Is In'
Ina mada and It Is . . .,
here believed, thai a hrealcdfov n ol
Austrian morale may develop at any
ilioe. While stiff resistance Is reported
from Home, the number of captures on
a very limited battle fronl appears
Htgulfleant .
Press) The British latlhrWl a in. al
at lin k south of Valenelenbes, They
Unproved Ihesr positions and drew
closer to the town, which Is lufesteil
with enemy machine gun on the real
Of the front It was comparatively quint
I.llle yesterdflv eelebrated her deliv
erance after four ears of German op
preaslon. President Poineare and other
notables reviewed British detachments
The populace Is enthusisstlcslU show
ing lis gratitude
WRIGHT BURIED WITH
MILITARY HONORS
e
Memphis relit Ivei have J tut received
detain of the death of Walton Whitney
Wright neraet.nl Company A, mechan
ical branch of the motor tranapoH
Mjfvfee. whirii occurred t tea on board
the I iSH America. Kept. 80, While he
wan (reroute for Ft ance
Hio rtmalna were embalmed and re
turned to this country on the same ahlp,
forwarded t his home at Orlando. I'ln..
and Inn led with mllitaiy honors.
ferct. Wright sVai born In Memphli
July Ifi. i8it)i. He removed to Orlando,
Kla.. 12 yeara ago il- U mrvlvad by
Mb mother. Mra. Matth Wright, anil
two letere Mliaen Alta and titlta
Wright The deceaaod was :i member
of the MethodlM chinch and Knight of
Pythian and was a Mason
ANOTHER GREAT TREAT
BEGINNING THURSDAY
, e
Beginning Thursday, The News Seimitsr will print in dally
Ilisiallnionls Ambassador Henry Morgenthku's amazing revelation of
German intrigue In Turkey. It is an authoritative record by the rep
resentative of Hie United States of the part Turkey has played in
the great war.
At one time Ambassador Morgenthau represented 10 nations at
the sublime porte. Many times he stood, as a uetitral representa
tive, between Turkish and Hun atrocities and their threatened vic
tims. He was the confidant of the Turk and courted by the German
agent li is one of the truly great documents that have come out of
the war
Only two American ambassadors are writing for publication.
They are1 Henry Morgenthau. ambassador to Turkey, and Rrand
Whltlork, ambassador to Belgium. Both are writing exclusively for
The News Scimitar in Memphis. -n
POWER GON
E;
Convenient Trolley, Gas En
gine and Venerable Machine
Permit Publication df Emer
gency Edition.
shades er lien Franklin'
Memoirs of !lelay when ilie pioneer j
Of (he newspaper printing buslneje ex
ercised perfect "stroke oar' pull on
his single sheet, flat hed. hand presa
were visualised in the composing room
of The News Scimitar when the break;
down at fie power plum of the Mem
Ph4s Una and electric company Mon-
uay put in,, paper s huge mechanical
equipment otu of business,
Hen WOUM have chuckled, and with
pardonable glee, had he stepped Into I
i ne news HOMiltar plant during (he
lorrnooii noiim .ma wltni'SMcd the fever-
isn activities of a modem newspaper
employing antiiiuiiteil machinery.
Aim then, perhaps. Hen would have
marveled, not In a mechanical sense,
but ovei the manifestations of oraanl-
saiinu. For Ben In his palmiest daya
never faced the lask thai confronted
the mechanical (on e of The News flclm-
iiar Ana thereby hangs a story that
is out nf the ordinary. A store wherein
obstacles that to the layman appeared I
unsiii niyuiilahle, were overcome hv or-
gHiusailoii ami ,i smoothly working
staff Kvervhmiy. from executive to
new .-hoi in, ins pit with th, re
sult thai the bin news of Austria's move
rowaru a complete capitulation was
given to IbC Memphis public.
Machines "Dead."
Things were mighty uuiet around
The News Scimitar's plant MondaT
forenoon when the staff assembled at
i o cttocK lor me aa) s routine Not a
wheel In the meohanlcal departments
a iiiinlng. Mke every other plant
In the city using power from the gas
and electric company the machinery
was "dead " The editorial department
was "snooting out copy lor the time
when ihe power would he turned on
only to have its activities annulled by
(he report thai even the linotype ma
chines were "down " Suggestions on
what to do (lew Ihh k ami (asl A paper
had lo be got out someway, hut how.'
The power cnmpan s statement
bloiiuht the "cheerins" news that "par-
Pens live, ulaht would be lu operation
by night" Hy night' .lehesophel! Thai
Newa Scimitar is an evening pulibcs -
t ton
II. II
morning' i Business
ssr or
scratching heads i
Then came the hie blow- The Asso-
dated Press unwillingly added to the
(Continued on Page ?., roiumn 5)
MAY LIFT FLU"
With bui five new cases of nsjluenxg
reported to ihe cits hoard of health I
from 4 o'clock Monday evening to noon
Tuesday, Ii became reasonable certain
Unit Ihe i tnsm order affecting schoola.
churches, lodges, theaters and nil other
nlaees where crowds congregate, will
1,,. hri,.ri BVIltSV Nov I.
Mavor l-Vank 1. Motiieverde aaJn
Tueanav he hoped members of Ihe.
Vli'ionhis mid Slieln roiinlv Medical)
society, who will confer,' with the
hoi, i-,i ,,r ii.niih In a loini meeting In
the First criminal courtroom Tuesday
evening, will agree thai the epidemic
has i nn its curse, and permit all places
i , onen thai have been closed for the
last tun weeks
Friday is All Souls day. observed by
the Kplscopal and Catholic cbutches,
and Hie nun or said il will please him
vers much lo have the bun lifted for
these services, and lo let the nan-urt-
nor order become eelieiallv effective.
If this agreement is reached biiwietll
Ihe loiind ol heslili sod the physicians
Hie nubile schools will also b sublect I
to onen Ftid.u. hut it 's believed that
no altenml will be made lo get IheiS I
leli.lv before hi M Monililv
SeeanAI,venta Hie tllldel vv.tv to re-
leiise (be Central high school building
as th lied Cross Influents hospital It
will he thorougblv fumigated before
occiioniii v Is tiennltted
Officers at the hoard of health say
there Is every Indlettioti that Ihe epl-1
detnlc Is over, tun phyrhians declare I
It will he necessary to guard against
,1.. iIIuih nil winter
Statistics compiled in ihe boaid OS
health Office show thai 4S? persons In
Memphis have died of Influenra nnd
complications following ihe disease
.Inc.. Kent 80 Of Ihe number I4fi were
negroes The total cases reported ben
reached slighiK more than ,00.
ADDRESSSES R0TARIANS
ON BACKING UP U.S.
.
Ha. king Ihe president In ihis tinte)
nf national emergency formed Hte)
(heme of Itev. W K. Clark's address
on tmerlcanlstn before the notary clug
nt lis luncheon ai Hotel Chlsea lues
...... ........ itev C'urk deel, ired lhat
in . ,1.1.1,1 W ilson is Inspired by the
will of the public and Is acting 'or
ho l.e.i interests of the entire nation.
ii .....I ism no criticism of the na
tions head be made until an uei.ua
,.r any move lhat me may make are
weighed, and criticised Theodore RotMOM
veil for his constant ami Ill-timed at
tacks on the presidential policy.
The subject of the Red Cross survey
of.lbe nation's nursing resources, in
which the national Rotary organization
lu,, been asked to assist, did not estate
before the i Uih. hut will be taken up
tit a special Red Cross meeting to b
arranged some time In November.
HAND PRESS
TURNS TRICK
BAN BY FRIDAY